WICU-TV

Not to be confused with KICU-TV or WCIU-TV.
WICU-TV
Channels
Branding
  • WICU; Erie News Now
  • MeTV Erie (on DT2)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
OperatorLilly Broadcasting via LMA
WSEE-TV
History
FoundedMarch 17, 1948[1][2]
First air date
March 15, 1949 (75 years ago) (1949-03-15)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 12 (VHF, 1949–2009)
  • Digital: 52 (UHF, 2002–2009)
  • CBS (secondary, 1949–1954)
  • DuMont (secondary, 1949–1955)
  • ABC (secondary 1949–1961 and 1963–1966, primary 1961–1963)
Call sign meaning
"ICU" sounds like "I see you"
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID24970
ERP6.8 kW
HAAT289 m (948 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°2′16″N 80°3′43″W / 42.03778°N 80.06194°W / 42.03778; -80.06194
Translator(s)
  • WEPA-LD 19 (UHF) Erie
  • WXTM-LD 18 (UHF) Erie
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.erienewsnow.com

WICU-TV (channel 12) is a television station in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by SJL Broadcasting, which maintains a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Lilly Broadcasting, owner of CBS/CW+ affiliate and company flagship WSEE-TV (channel 35), for the provision of certain services. The two stations share studios on State Street in downtown Erie; WICU-TV's transmitter is located on Peach Street in Summit Township, Pennsylvania.[4][5]

WICU-TV's broadcast signal reaches the city of Erie, surrounding communities, and across Lake Erie in parts of Ontario, Canada. It is available on all cable systems in Erie, Warren and Crawford counties in Pennsylvania, and select providers in Venango County, Pennsylvania, southwestern New York State, and northeastern Ohio which are part of the Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Cleveland, and Youngstown markets respectively.[6] As recently as the 1990s, it was available on cable as far east as Olean, New York (well out of WICU's broadcast range and in competition with Buffalo NBC affiliate WGRZ).[7]

  1. ^ FCC History Cards for WICU-TV. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "FCC grants three commercial video." Broadcasting - Telecasting, March 22, 1948, pg. 93.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WICU-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "TV Query Results - Video Division (FCC) USA". Fcc.gov. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "Call Sign History". Svartifoss2.fcc.gov. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  6. ^ [1] Archived January 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ [2] Archived June 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine